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In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett
In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett
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Is there a cultural moment from your past that looks different in retrospect? Maybe it’s a scandalous tabloid story seared into your... more

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Update: Why the Menendez Brothers May Go Free

Since we originally published this episode in May 2024, there has been significant developments for Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers... more

25 Oct 2024 · 49 minutes
Madonna and the Making of a Cultural Icon (Pt 2)

When Madonna performed “Like A Virgin'' at the first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984, she scandalized the audience and... more

07 Jun 2024 · 40 minutes
Madonna And The MTV Moment (Pt 1)

In 1984, a relatively unknown 26-year old Madonna appeared at the first MTV Video Music Awards. Dressed like a rock... more

31 May 2024 · 47 minutes
What is ‘Girl Culture’?

Girl dinner. Hot girl walks. Weird girls. Clean girls. Rat girls. Snail girls. Everywhere we look, it seems, a certain... more

24 May 2024 · 36 minutes
How the Menendez Brothers Became Social Media Stars

Lyle and Erik Menendez, two Beverly Hills brothers, were convicted of murdering their parents in a tabloid case that captivated... more

17 May 2024 · 49 minutes
Jessica Simpson, Monica Lewinsky, and Other Adventures in Journalism

Hanging out with Monica Lewinsky for her first profile in a decade. Booking Jessica Simpson for a weight loss reveal... more

10 May 2024 · 40 minutes
Vanessa Williams v Miss America: ‘I Won’t Let That Man Destroy Me’ (Pt 2)

She made history as the first Black Miss America, then dramatically lost her crown in a scandal that would see... more

03 May 2024 · 34 minutes
Vanessa Williams v Miss America: The Rise and Fall of the First Black Winner (Pt 1)

You may know her as the Grammy-nominated singer, or for playing the cunning and iconic  Wilhelmina Slater on “Ugly Betty.”... more

26 Apr 2024 · 35 minutes
Growing Up with Sally Field's 'Not Without My Daughter'

In 1991, America’s sweetheart Sally Field starred in a movie about an American woman’s desperate escape from her abusive Iranian... more

19 Apr 2024 · 45 minutes
The Rutgers Women Fight Back (Pt 2)

As we revealed in part one, the 2007 Rutgers women’s basketball team was having a Cinderella season when radio host... more

12 Apr 2024 · 39 minutes
Rutgers Women’s Basketball & the Racist Radio Host (Pt 1)

Long before Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were shattering records and making national headlines, there was the 2007 Rutgers team.... more

05 Apr 2024 · 39 minutes
Can Lip Gloss Teach Us About Friendship?

For a certain generation of girls, the trading of lip gloss was akin to sharing secrets — there was hierarchy,... more

29 Mar 2024 · 33 minutes
What ‘Sassy’ Magazine Meant To 90s Teens

It was the iconic and irreverent magazine that shaped a generation of 90s girls, teaching them about pop culture, fashion... more

22 Mar 2024 · 34 minutes
‘Generation Catalano’ and Your Other Suggestions

You asked, we answered! In this episode, Jess & Susie take a trip down memory lane — responding to “in... more

15 Mar 2024 · 26 minutes
The Hidden History of the MILF

Exactly 25 years ago, the blockbuster teen comedy “American Pie” launched the term “MILF” into the stratosphere — that is,... more

08 Mar 2024 · 43 minutes
When Is A Woman ‘Past Her Prime’?

And what does that even mean? In this episode, Susie and Jess unpack how ageism has been used to diminish... more

01 Mar 2024 · 34 minutes
What ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Taught Us About Ambition

What did a generation of strivers learn about what it means to get ahead from “The Devil Wears Prada”? Was... more

23 Feb 2024 · 59 minutes
Gay & Horny Teens on Screen with Emma Seligman

How do you turn the classic raunchy teen comedy on its head? Emma Seligman, writer and director of the critically... more

16 Feb 2024 · 22 minutes
From ‘Mean Girls’ to ‘Glee,’ a Lesbian Joke Evolves (Pt 2)

In part one, Jess and Susie revisited a famous episode of The Golden Girls, in which Blanche mistakes the word... more

09 Feb 2024 · 34 minutes
How ‘Golden Girls’ Spawned an Enduring Lesbian Joke (Pt 1)

“Not ‘Lebanese,’ Blanche. Lesbian!” The line originated on The Golden Girls in 1986, after a lesbian friend of Dorothy’s came... more

01 Feb 2024 · 39 minutes
In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett
Gay & Horny Teens on Screen with Emma Seligman
In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett
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How do you turn the classic raunchy teen comedy on its head? Emma Seligman, writer and director of the critically acclaimed, lesbian... more